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The Worst Episodes of Daniel Boone

Every episode of Daniel Boone ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Daniel Boone!

Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on...
Genres:Action & AdventureWestern
Network:NBC
Episodes
165
Avg. Rating
7.7
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S4
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E2
E3
8.0
7.7
6.7
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7.5
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Valley of the Sun" is the worst rated episode of "Daniel Boone". It scored 5.9/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Nathan Juran and written by N/A, it aired on 11/28/1968. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar".

  • The Valley of the Sun
    5.9/10(44)
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    #1 - The Valley of the Sun

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 11/28/1968

    While on a hunting trip with Daniel, Josh Clements meets mad collector Sir Hubert and is then held prisoner in a cavern filled with treasures of the Aztec sun god.

    Director: Nathan Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar
    6.7/10(44)
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    #2 - Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/15/1966

    Boone faces a killer bear and the man who has sworn vengeance on the animal.

    Director: Alex Nicol

    Writer: N/A

  • Beaumarchais
    6.7/10(38)
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    #3 - Beaumarchais

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 10/12/1967

    Boone guides a French ally, masquerading as an actor, who is traveling to Roanoke to buy guns for the Continental Army.

    Director: Arthur H. Nadel

    Writer: N/A

  • An Angel Cried
    6.7/10(39)
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    #4 - An Angel Cried

    Season 6 Episode 13

    Aired 1/8/1970

    Josh discovers that an Indian party has burned down a mission with the only surviving nun hiding in a root cellar. They struggle to elude the Indians until help can finally arrive and save them.

    Director: Fess Parker

    Writer: N/A

  • A Pinch of Salt
    6.9/10(41)
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    #5 - A Pinch of Salt

    Season 5 Episode 26

    Aired 5/1/1969

    While on a surveying mission for the Continental Congress, Daniel and David get caught in the middle of a dispute between two women and a man bent on destroying their salt mine operation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Four-Leaf Clover
    7.0/10(52)
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    #6 - Four-Leaf Clover

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/25/1965

    An idealistic schoolteacher incites Boonesborough's wrath by giving gunpowder to the Shawnees.

    Director: John English

    Writer: N/A

  • Daughter of the Devil
    7.0/10(35)
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    #7 - Daughter of the Devil

    Season 1 Episode 27

    Aired 4/15/1965

    A man is found dead by a group of travelers, one of them hears a strange noise and believes it to be the Devil in the form of a black panther. Daniel and Mingo believe a far more mundane explanation is at hand, and investigate to prove their point.

    Director: Joseph Sargent

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mound Builders
    7.0/10(50)
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    #8 - The Mound Builders

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/30/1965

    A chief of a long-dead Aztec tribe enters the Shawnees Valley of Death.

    Director: Nathan Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • The Terrible Tarbots
    7.0/10(38)
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    #9 - The Terrible Tarbots

    Season 6 Episode 11

    Aired 12/11/1969

    While transporting a box filled with gold for the Continental army, Daniel is beset upon by thieves. Complicating matters is that Israel is taken hostage as protection from Daniel while they lug the gold over the mountains.

    Director: Nathan Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • Run a Crooked Mile
    7.1/10(39)
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    #10 - Run a Crooked Mile

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/20/1966

    Israel is taken captive so Boone will help steal a war hero s body and then extort money from the family.

    Director: Anton Leader

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wolf Man
    7.1/10(42)
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    #11 - The Wolf Man

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 1/26/1967

    As Boonesborough awaits a slavery vote, a frontiersman struggles to protect his pet wolf from townspeople.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

  • Minnow for a Shark
    7.1/10(40)
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    #12 - Minnow for a Shark

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 1/2/1969

    Israel finds himself in the middle of a plot by a British Commodore to use a box of gold to find a thief, who may or may not be his friend, the one-armed Capt. Jack.

    Director: Nathan Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • Doll of Sorrow
    7.2/10(43)
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    #13 - Doll of Sorrow

    Season 1 Episode 28

    Aired 4/22/1965

    Israel accidentally startles a passing peddler's horse and his goods are ruined. Daniel agrees to compensate him for his loss but matters are complicated when he steals a grieving Indian women's mourning doll.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Aaron Burr Story
    7.2/10(52)
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    #14 - The Aaron Burr Story

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/28/1965

    Aaron Burr, ex-Vice President, comes to Boonesborough to enlist Daniel to guide him on a long and dangerous journey to the west, but is vague about his reasons for the trek. When Daniel turns him down due to his unease about Burr's secretive intentions, Jericho blindly jumps at the chance to take the offer and earn a hefty fee. After Burr and Jericho leave, Daniel discovers Burr's true mission, and he and Mingo set out to intercept them and save Jericho from his own naivety.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cibola
    7.2/10(45)
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    #15 - Cibola

    Season 2 Episode 28

    Aired 3/31/1966

    A man finds only danger when he seeks a fabled city of gold.

    Director: Gerd Oswald

    Writer: N/A

  • The Young Ones
    7.2/10(58)
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    #16 - The Young Ones

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 2/23/1967

    An orphan, determined to keep his family together, causes trouble for rescuer Boone.

    Director: Gerd Oswald

    Writer: N/A

  • The Necklace
    7.2/10(38)
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    #17 - The Necklace

    Season 3 Episode 24

    Aired 3/9/1967

    A dying man confesses to murder and theft, producing a pearl necklace as proof, and tells of the innocent man to be hanged for his crimes. Against townsfolks' wishes, Daniel takes the necklace to New Orleans to secure the freedom of the accused man.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

  • Bitter Mission
    7.2/10(39)
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    #18 - Bitter Mission

    Season 3 Episode 26

    Aired 3/30/1967

    A traitor's plan to profit from war with the Spanish backfires.

    Director: R.G. Springsteen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Plague That Came to Ford's Run
    7.2/10(43)
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    #19 - The Plague That Came to Ford's Run

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 10/31/1968

    Josh returns to his hometown to visit a friend but finds the community a wreck and his friend missing.

    Director: Fess Parker

    Writer: N/A

  • Run for the Money
    7.2/10(29)
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    #20 - Run for the Money

    Season 6 Episode 18

    Aired 2/19/1970

    Cincinnatus thinks he has found the fastest runner around and brings him to Boonesborough for a big race. His dream for success is complicated when another unknown runner enters the race and that the runners have a scheme of their own.

    Director: Christian Nyby

    Writer: N/A

  • Noblesse Oblige
    7.2/10(40)
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    #21 - Noblesse Oblige

    Season 6 Episode 22

    Aired 3/26/1970

    A cook posing as a French prince falls in love in Boonesborough;

    Director: Nathan Juran

    Writer: David Duncan

  • A Short Walk to Salem
    7.3/10(53)
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    #22 - A Short Walk to Salem

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/19/1964

    Israel becomes lost in the woods after fur thieves ambush him, Boone and Yadkin.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The First Stone
    7.3/10(48)
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    #23 - The First Stone

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/28/1965

    Boone befriends a mother and son, but learns the woman is accused of witchcraft.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • My Name Is Rawls
    7.3/10(45)
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    #24 - My Name Is Rawls

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/7/1965

    Boone pursues a runaway slave stealing pelts to earn passage to Africa.

    Director: George Sherman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deserter
    7.3/10(37)
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    #25 - The Deserter

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 1/20/1966

    A bounty hunter seeking Army deserters learns one of his captives is valuable Boone.

    Director: Nathan Juran

    Writer: N/A